Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	4.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '19 at 09:21
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 142 2-Core 274 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 724 75% 601 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	4.56% Terrible	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 0.19 Parallax 0.06 7% 2.88 fps	MRender 0.19 Gravity 0.07 Splatting 0.22 0% 0.16 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 4.56% Great: 110%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 298 253 207 201 203 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 424 Mixed 339 SusWrite 261 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 34.2 144% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 276 229% 330 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 5,121 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.7% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 17.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 21.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 115%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	222x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	37x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	57x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	43x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	37x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	13x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	26x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x
F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 82%, 14,957 samples	12x

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Total price: $767

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16